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Calcutta was a major silk weaving centre in the late th century in India.
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Important Questions on Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners
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The charkha was put at the centre of the tricolour flag of the Indian National Congress in .
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The charkha and the takli were household _____ instruments. (spinning/ weaving)
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The first cotton mill was set up in Bombay in .
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In , the British government banned the use of printed cotton textiles, this was the Calico Act.
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What problems did the Indian textile industry face in the early years of its development?
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What was the major silk weaving centre in the late th century world?
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The word chintz comes from the word _____. (chhint/chana)
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Tanti were weavers from the Indian state of _____. (West Bengal/ Orissa)
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The _____and the takli were household spinning instruments. (charkha/ spinner)
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Where were the major silk weaving centres in the late eighteenth century India?
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Why did the wool and silk producers in England protest against the import of Indian textiles in the early eighteenth century?
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The _____ settlements in Cochin came up in the th century.[Dutch/ British]
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India's textile exports declined in the _____ century. (eighteenth/nineteenth)
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What kinds of cloth had a large market in Europe?
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Cotyledons are also called-
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How did the development of cotton industries in Britain affect textile producers in India?
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What do the names of different textiles tell us about their histories?
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Jamdani weaving was made in Dacca and _____. (Lucknow/ Patliputra)
